Foldable canvas boat.



J. S. SVENDSEN.

{ FOLDABLE CANVAS BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2a. m4.

Patented Apr. 6,l 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0.. PHDTC-LITHO.. WASHINGTDN. D, C.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0., PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGTDN. DA C.

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FOLDABLE CANVAS BOAT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Apr. e, i915.

Application filed November 23, 1914. Serial No. 873,543.

To all whom, t may concern,

Be it known that l, JENs S. SviiNDsnN, a subject of the King of Norway, residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Foldable Canvas Boats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to foldable waterproof boats designed for Sportsmen, gunners, fishermen and others, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a frame which can be taken apart and put together easily, said frame having a waterproof canvas cover, and the entire boat being made up to be disconnected and folded into a small package for carrying the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a foldable canvas boat of durable construction, which can be quickly set up in position for use and which can be readily taken apart and folded for shipment or storage, and which will occupy but little space.

The foregoing and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the frame of the boat, with the cover removed, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cover detached from the frame, Fig. 3 is a top plan viewl nected thereto in condition to be folded for carrying the same, shown broken away at one corner, and portions folded, Fig. 5 is a side elevation and a sectional view showing the manner of tying the cover to the frame of the boat, Fig. 6 is a side, elevation of the parts packed and ready for carrying, and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the paddle.

Referring to the drawings, the numerals 1 designate two sticks or rods extending in an inclined direction in front to form the bow of the boat or scow, said rods or sticks being connected at their upper ends to a coupling 2, while their lower ends are connected to a threeeway coupling 3. Extending across the Vbow of the boat is a similar rod or stick' 4.

extending into the coupling 2 or into a nipple 5 of the coupling 2, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. The sticks or rods forming the bottom and top of the side frames of the boat -are connected by means of similarl couplings 6, 7, 8, 9,10 and 102* and cross rods 11, 12 and 12a are secured to the couplings 6, 8 and 10a while vertical rods orsticks 13 and 14 are connected to the two couplings 7, 9

and 8, 10, shown in Fig. 1. At the stern the couplings 15 are angular` and are connected by uprights 16 and cross rods. Seats 17 and 18 are provided with cleats to 4prevent them lmoving on the upper rails or rods a.

A suitable paddle b is provided with a detachable handle 0 connected to the paddle by means of a sleeve d, as shown in Fig. 7.

The cover 19 is formed from oiled or waterproof canvas and is made to lit the frame and is provided along the upper edge with perforations 20, and other perforations running parallel to the perforations 20, as indi- A,

cated by the numeral 21. The cover 19 is secured to the side rails a at the top of the frame by means of cords or ropes, as shown in Fig. 5. The edges of the canvas are s cover 19 is shown partially folded in Fig. 4

as indicated by the numerals 24 and 25. Pockets 26 are provided for the sticks or rods, and pockets are also provided for the seats 17 and 18. A separate pocket 27 is provided for the coupling members or connections forthe rods.

When the boat is to be taken apart, the various parts are connected to the cover 19 and folded up and made into a package, as shown in Fig. 6, said package having straps 28 connected by a handle 29 to readi y carry the same.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a boat made in accordance with this inventioncan be readily carried by a sportsman or the spirit and scope of the invention as de-k ned in the claims.

frame, a cover of Water proof Canvas adapted to he connected to said frame by tying the cover to the frame at the upper edge thereof, and pockets on said cover for the i5 Cross rods, seats and couplings.

in testimony whereof ai'x my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JENS S. SVENDSEN. Witnesses FINN HAMMER, ADoLP-I HOKENS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner o Patents,

Washington., E). C. 

